Error message when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web sites to install updates: 0x80070424

Symptom 1

When you try to connect to Microsoft Windows Update or Microsoft Update, you receive the following error code:

0x80070424

Symptom 2

On a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you encounter one or more of the following problems:

The Automatic Updates feature is turned off in Security Center and you cannot turn this feature on.
The Automatic Updates service is missing from the Services snap-in.
The registry is missing one or both of the following registry subkeys:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServiceswuauserv
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumRootLEGACY_WUAUSERV

Comments

Anonymous
June 12, 2011
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Anonymous
July 17, 2011
I was infected by XP Total Security through the Windows Automatic Updates. I trusted it and thought it was from MIcrosoft, and now I cannot download updates. Error message: 0x80070424
Anonymous
July 23, 2011
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Anonymous
March 09, 2012
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Anonymous
May 20, 2012
No solution? I see lots of people complaining about this error, but no fixes. FixIt just says "windows update is broken", but doesn't give any method to fix it.
Anonymous
June 04, 2012
I also have the error message (0x80070424) and cannot find a fix for it. What is the point of this blog? No one answers any of the posted comments with a solution.
Anonymous
September 30, 2014
I have been working on this for two weeks with no solution. when will Microsoft find a fix?
Anonymous
October 21, 2014
I am also receiving error 0x8007277a. I have tried every solution I could find. Still no resolution. Very upset that Microsoft is doing nothing to resolve this issue when it appears to be a very common problem.
Anonymous
August 20, 2015
Use windows restore point it worked for me